Show f SPEAKERS EXTOL BANCROFT'S LIFE Earnest Eulogies Delivered al at L Memorial Services for DeI Departed De De- parted Citizen I I CALLED EMPIRE BUILDER I I I Messages Were Received I i From Men Prominent in the I Railway Rail World Several hundred persons peron attended the tu memorial services in tho the honor of ot th the late Lite William II IT Bancroft at nt the tho Transportation Trans Trans- club yesterday afternoon where tributes to his Ufo lifo and career wore paid b by men who who associated n with him during his thirty years ears in Salt Sail Lake In addition to the thc eulogies man many telegrams of or praise for tor his services to tc the west were read from prominent men about tho the country including S. S V V Eccles of New w York W W. A. A Clark former for tor- mer United States State senator of ot Montana A A. A I I. I. I Mohler lohler B. B I L. L Winchell William I Samuel Carr o of Hot Spring Va Ya who W was lS the tho first president of or ortha the tha Oregon Short Line Lino after Its reorganization in 1897 A A- S S. S Hughes J J. J JV W V I R. R S S. I chairman of or the board hoard of directors of th the Harriman system of railroads A A. 15 E. Hutchinson E. E E. E Calvin H. H C C. Nutt F F. A. A Wann Vann ann annand and S. S V. V Derrah P. P L. L Williams who probably was w moro intimately associated with Mr Ir Bancroft than any other othel man mart and who had been his daily companion for man many yearn was sas the tho first speaker at tho the HI His sorrow sorro at t the thc loss oss o of his friend ami companion of ot man many mans years was plainly visible and hl his lips trembled trembled trem treni- bled as he spoke poke in praise of his asso asso- elate tc It i Is fitting to be bo afforded th tho opportunity to Fay a fe few words of or tribute to the man I knew so well said ail Mr fr Williams lie Ho was as near neara a n p perfect ret man inait in the 1 hl his I dut aa as q an man I ever el have C i known Mr r. r Williams told tod of Mr Mi coming to tu Salt Lake with the Denver Rio Grande and of or his later association asso assO- elation with the Union Pacific system Ho lie told of lr f how Mr Bancroft had taken hold of f a wrecked and almost ruined property and anti through his executive ability reconstructed it Into a great at ion It Is most proper am antI ami fitting that we gather Jather here toda today to pay our respects to the memory of ot William Villiam H. H Bancroft said Governor Spry And I feel feet it Indeed in indeed indeed In- In deed an honor to tt be called upon to speak on this occasion While 1 I was not so closely associated with Mr 11 Bancroft Bancroft Ban Ban- croft as s man many of you OU here in this room I 1 knew him well and anti admired him greatly eath for his Int for tor his ability to do big things anti and for the wonderful part he played pla in the development of ot the west lI He lie was an empire builder No Jsn m man mn n has don more In fact In the building b up of or the west to tn make it a good place to livo Iho than did Mr Ir Ban Dan croft He lie was vas admired because of his achievements He was close to Mr Ir Harriman who had great confidence In him because of ot his ability to handle the things placed in his charge Ho lie commanded commanded com corn the respect and admiration of Ct superiors as well as subordinates His life lite is 19 an example to all of or u for what ho did he did well The people of Utah have lost a or very dear friend and we wc shall miss him We can look back on his c career reer ho however e Cr as ae an inspiration and I sincerely trust that his memory will be kept green reen in the tho hearts of or all allor of or us In William II H. Bancroft was found a kindly and great reat man said Bishop C C. W. W v. v Sibley He did not sot himself up to 10 be great but he was a n great man nevertheless When Harriman lIr took chargo charge of or the tho Union Pacific system ho he found In Mr Ir Bancroft a a. man he could trust truet And nd I know that ho he had Implicit implicit im Sm- confidence in him He could have o had higher positions In the thc railroad world but he reh ed them time and nd a because again he loved 10 Salt Lake and Its people Loyalty fidelity and md faithfulness faithfulness faith faith- to trust were his character character- 15 t I Cs Waldemar Valdemar Van Yan Cott and the Rev Roy Peter A. A also spoke briefly and told of tho kindly deeds and the wonderful won won- executive pow powers of or the man roan who had been their thuir friend for years Music during tho the services was furnished furnished fur fur- furnished by Miss 1 Nellie Hasbrouck and Miss Elida Mork Moric W W. R. R Armstrong presided at tho the service and among the prominent n mon present were V. V W. W S. S Mc- Mc Cornick George e Y Wallace Joseph Josoph F. F Smith 1 J 1 J. J Moran Morau and man many others other |